What You Need

6

medium
red potatoes, peeled, cubed (about 8 cups)

2

medium
pears, peeled, cored and chopped

1

Tbsp.
butter

1/2

cup
PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese Spread

1

tsp.
ground nutmeg

Make It

PLACE potatoes and pears in saucepan. Add enough water to completely cover ingredients in pan. Bring to boil on medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 15 min. or until tender. Drain. Add butter; mash until butter is melted and mixture is well blended.

ADD cream cheese spread and nutmeg; continue to mash until creamy and well blended. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.

Absolutely delicious, although the pears should have been cooked after and seperately from the potatoes.

a cook

posted:

3/27/2004

Very good and I left the skins on the potatoes! A keeper.

a cook

posted:

2/5/2004

The first time I made this recipe it was for our Thanksgiving get together. EVERYONE, young and old, loved it.
Since then, everytime I have all the ingredients, that is how I prepare my mashed potatoes.

a cook

posted:

11/9/2003

I just made this recipe and my husband and I really liked it. With a little tweaking it could be superb. I used an Anjou pear and I think next time I would use a Bartlett which has more flavor. You didn't say which pear you used. Each pear has different flavors and you need to find the one you like. I also used fresh grated nutmeg. I may try this at Thanksgiving and not tell anyone what's in it till they taste it!